Heel pain in very common among the mass of people. Commonly pain occur in morning time when getting out of bed and reduce after some walking. It’s very irritating when it is not resolve with certain homely remedies.

heel-pain

CAUSES OF HEEL PAIN

  • Planter fasciitis ( fascia in sole part of foot )
  • Tendo Achilles tendinosis ( Tendon behind the heel bone )
  • Reffered from Back pain ( sciatica pain feel like heel pain )
  • Compression of nerve at ankle ( Tarsal tunnel syndrome )
  • Retro calcaneal Bursitis ( collection of fluid in bursa behind the heel bone )
  • Flat foot problems

HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE THE CAUSE OF PAIN

  • Usually heel pain arise from muscle and tendon on foot, which is Planter fascia and Tendoachillestendon and flat foot. This pain mostly feel more in morning time when getting out of bed and any time when person standing after prolong rest. It reduce after some distance of walking. This types of muscular pain never occur in night time.
  • Retro calcaneal bursitis and Tarsal tunnel syndrome pain mostly feel in night time when person not busy with other daily work. Many time it cause burning pain in sole and back of heel.
  • When any nerve get entrapped in slipped disc then many patients feel pain heel particularly when last disc of spine involved its called L5-S1 disc prolapse. Slipped disc compressed the nerve which was giving sense to back side of heel and foot. So patient feel pain in heel. This types of pain feel mostly after prolong standing and prolong walking.

TREATMENT OF HEEL PAIN

  • Treat the cause first. If patient had back pain or nerve compression at ankle then it should be treated first
  • For muscular pain like Planter Fasciitis, Tendo Achilles Tendinosis and Retro Calcaneal Bursitis we have International standard treatment called REGENERATIVE THERAPY. As this treatment are not done with any medicine or drugs.
  • REGENERATIVE THERAPY done with
    • High Intensity LASER
    • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
    • PRP Therapy ( Platelet Rich Plasma )

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M.B.B.S. , M.D.( B.J.M.C., Ahmedabad ) Fellow In Pain Management ( Aesculap Academy, Kolkata )